Friday, March 20, 2009

Resident Evil 5


The Resident Evil games have finally made it to the next gen consoles with Resident Evil 5. Playing the game on the Xbox 360 or PS3 looks astonishing. On top of that, for the first time ever, Capcom's hit series has added co-operative play. In R.E. 5 you and a friend have to work together to take on the infected menace (for those of you that didn't play resident Evil 4, the main villians are no longer zombies, hence I refer to them as the infected menace). The controls are pretty much exactly the same as the previous installments. If you've played any of the previous games it should be rather easy for you to pick up the controller and figure it out with ease. Though some people are still on the fence about playing the game with a partner, it definitly adds a new edge to the series. futhermore it's even being said that Capcom will be releasing versus multiplayer downloadable content for R.E. 5 later on in the year. Even if you have never played a Resident Evil game, R.E. 5 is definitely worth checking out.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

What do you do when your life falls apart. You can always Break Bad.


Last year AMC brought out a show unlike any other before, 'Breaking Bad'. Though the first season only lasted a quick seven episodes, they were so good they they ensured the series a continued contract. In 'Breaking Bad' Bryan Cranston stars as an older Chemistry teacher at a local high school, Walter White. In the first episode Walt is diagnosed with lung cancer and told he doesn't have much longer to live. Enter the rest of his family; his pregnant wife Skylar, his son Walt White Jr. suffering from cerebral palsy, his sister-in-law Marie, and most important to kicking off the entire series, her husband D.E.A. agent Hank. For more information on the cast portraying these characters visit Bad's imdb page at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903747/. You see, it's when Walt accompanies Hank on a meth lab bust that he runs into an old student of his, Jessie Pinkman. Rather than turn Jessie over to his brother, he let's him escape. The next day he tracks Jessie down and gives him a very important decison to make, either the two cook meth together or Walt will turn him in. From there the show picks up in very different ways. We see Walt's transformation from a lowly guy letting life pass him by to someone that takes control of the wheel. Creator Vince Gillian has made it very clear that this show is not about the perks of the drug crystal meth, rather the conseqences that come with it. Already winning two Emmy awards, 'Breaking Bad' season one is available in stores now on Blue Ray and DVD. As for season two, catch the premier tomorrow, Sunday Mar. 8, at 10 p.m. For more information about the show visit Breaking Bad's official website at http://www.amctv.com/originals/breakingbad/. Check it out!